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Effects of hydrogen on the tensile strength characteristics of stainless steels; Effets de l'hydrogene sur les caracteristiques de rupture par traction d'aciers inoxydables

Abstract

This paper deals with the effects of hydrogen on stainless steel, that might possibly be used as a canning material in hydrogen-cooled reactors. Apparent ultimate-tensile strength is only 80 per cent of initial value for hydrogen content about 50 cc NTP/ 100 g, and reduction in area decreases from 80 to 55 per cent. A special two-stage replica technique has been developed which allows fracture surface of small tensile specimens (about 0.1 mm diam.) to be examined in an electron microscope. All the specimens showed evidence of ductile character throughout the range of hydrogen contents investigated, but the aspect of the fracture surfaces gradually changes with increasing amounts. (author) [French] On etudie les effets de l'hydrogene sur des aciers inoxydables, qui sont des materiaux de gainage possibles pour des reacteurs utilisant l'hydrogene comme gaz de refroidissement. On montre que la charge apparente de rupture a la traction n'est plus que 80 pour cent de sa valeur initiale lorsque la teneur en hydrogene atteint 50 cc TPN/ 100 g, et que la striction passe dans ces conditions de 80 a 55 pour cent. L'examen microfractographique qui a ete effectue avec succes par une technique de double replique malgre la petitesse des  More>>
Authors:
Blanchard, R; Pelissier, J; Pluchery, M; [1]  Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Saclay (France).Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires]
  1. Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Grenoble (France).Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires
Publication Date:
Jul 01, 1961
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
CEA-R-1525
Resource Relation:
Other Information: 10 refs
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; DESTRUCTIVE TESTING; FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE PROPERTIES; HEAT TRANSFER FLUIDS; HYDROGEN COOLED REACTORS; HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT; MICROSTRUCTURE; PHOTOMICROGRAPHY; STAINLESS STEELS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TENSILE PROPERTIES; ULTIMATE STRENGTH
OSTI ID:
20951818
Research Organizations:
CEA Saclay, 91 - Gif-sur-Yvette (France); CEA Grenoble, 38 (France)
Country of Origin:
France
Language:
French
Other Identifying Numbers:
TRN: FR07R1525102044
Availability:
Available from INIS in electronic form
Submitting Site:
FRN
Size:
10 pages
Announcement Date:
Dec 27, 2007

Citation Formats

Blanchard, R, Pelissier, J, Pluchery, M, and Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Saclay (France).Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires]. Effects of hydrogen on the tensile strength characteristics of stainless steels; Effets de l'hydrogene sur les caracteristiques de rupture par traction d'aciers inoxydables. France: N. p., 1961. Web.
Blanchard, R, Pelissier, J, Pluchery, M, & Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Saclay (France).Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires]. Effects of hydrogen on the tensile strength characteristics of stainless steels; Effets de l'hydrogene sur les caracteristiques de rupture par traction d'aciers inoxydables. France.
Blanchard, R, Pelissier, J, Pluchery, M, and Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Saclay (France).Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires]. 1961. "Effects of hydrogen on the tensile strength characteristics of stainless steels; Effets de l'hydrogene sur les caracteristiques de rupture par traction d'aciers inoxydables." France.
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title = {Effects of hydrogen on the tensile strength characteristics of stainless steels; Effets de l'hydrogene sur les caracteristiques de rupture par traction d'aciers inoxydables}
author = {Blanchard, R, Pelissier, J, Pluchery, M, and Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Saclay (France).Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires]}
abstractNote = {This paper deals with the effects of hydrogen on stainless steel, that might possibly be used as a canning material in hydrogen-cooled reactors. Apparent ultimate-tensile strength is only 80 per cent of initial value for hydrogen content about 50 cc NTP/ 100 g, and reduction in area decreases from 80 to 55 per cent. A special two-stage replica technique has been developed which allows fracture surface of small tensile specimens (about 0.1 mm diam.) to be examined in an electron microscope. All the specimens showed evidence of ductile character throughout the range of hydrogen contents investigated, but the aspect of the fracture surfaces gradually changes with increasing amounts. (author) [French] On etudie les effets de l'hydrogene sur des aciers inoxydables, qui sont des materiaux de gainage possibles pour des reacteurs utilisant l'hydrogene comme gaz de refroidissement. On montre que la charge apparente de rupture a la traction n'est plus que 80 pour cent de sa valeur initiale lorsque la teneur en hydrogene atteint 50 cc TPN/ 100 g, et que la striction passe dans ces conditions de 80 a 55 pour cent. L'examen microfractographique qui a ete effectue avec succes par une technique de double replique malgre la petitesse des echantillons (0,3 mm de diametre environ), revele que tout en gardant un caractere ductile, l'aspect des surfaces de rupture evolue notablement avec la teneur en hydrogene. (auteur)}
place = {France}
year = {1961}
month = {Jul}
}